appmarsh

Sunday, 26 January 2020

How to Watch the 2020 Grammy Awards Without Cable

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards air tonight at 8pm ET/5pm PT. This year’s award’s show is going to be hosted by Alicia Keys, and is expected to include performances by the Joan Brothers, Demi Volvato, Aerosmith, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and Lizzo, amongst others.

India Surpasses the U.S. to Become Second Largest Smartphone Market [Chart]

India has surpassed the U.S. to become the second largest global smartphone market reaching 158 million shipments in 2019 with 7% YoY growth, reports Counterpoint Research.

This is due to the growth of the mid-tier segment where Chinese brands aggressively introduced many flagship-grade features and capabilities to capture demand coming from users looking to upgrade from their first or second smartphone. Additionally, the online channels became the preferred selling platforms to introduce these products faster into the market.

Tarun Pathak, Associate Director, said, “Although the rate of growth for the smartphone market was only single digit for the first time on an annual basis, India is underpenetrated relative to many other markets; 4G penetration among subscribers being around 55%. Going forward, we expect this demand to grow further due to the ongoing transition from feature phones to smartphones and progressive diffusion of key smartphone features to the entry-level price tier as a result of hyper-competition among multiple players. We further expect brands to have multi-tier strategies involving partnerships in the mobile ecosystem from hardware, software and services, thus creating opportunities within different segments like entertainment, gaming, financial services and more."

Share Article:
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email, Reddit, Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon

Follow iClarified:
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube

from iClarified - Apple News and Tutorials https://ift.tt/38H0yCy

Kylo Ren Returns to Saturday Night Live for Another Round of Undercover Boss

And he only kills, like, a couple of people. Truly, he’s growing.

Sunday's Best Deals: Flint & Tinder Jackets, House Plants, Greenworks Snow Throwers, and More

A Costa Farms House Plants Gold Box, Flint and Tinder jackets, and a Greenworks Snow Thrower Gold Box lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.

Saturday, 25 January 2020

Apple Ordered to Pay $85 Million in Royalties to WiLan in Patent Infringement Case

Apple must pay $85 million in royalties to Canadian patent holding company WiLan for infringing patents related to wireless communications, a jury in San Diego has ruled (via Bloomberg).

The two patents relate to making phone calls while simultaneously downloading data. In August 2018, a different jury said Apple infringed the patents and awarded WiLan $145 million, but a retrial was ordered to reconsider the damages.

At the January 2019 retrial, the court agreed that Apple had infringed on the patents. However, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw accepted Apple's argument that the method WiLan had used to calculate the appropriate royalty rate was flawed.

Sabraw urged the Quarterhill company to accept reduced damages of $10 million or prepare for another trial to figure out how much Apple needed to pay. WiLan chose another trial.

WiLan came to the latest royalty figure of $85 million based on iPhone sales. Apple unsuccessfully argued in court papers that the Ottawa-based holding company hadn't provided enough evidence to help the jury determine it was entitled to anything.

WiLan describes itself as "one of the most successful patent licensing companies in the world." Apple's legal dispute with WiLan started back in 2010, when WiLan claimed Apple violated one of its Bluetooth related products.

Tags: patent trials, Patent lawsuits

This article, "Apple Ordered to Pay $85 Million in Royalties to WiLan in Patent Infringement Case" first appeared on MacRumors.com

Discuss this article in our forums

from MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories https://ift.tt/2Rrd1ER